St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-30

NZZZZZZZZNZZzZ/IMZ1DmT 9 h.,1 ice E.. and a,,
HIS N7} fIl srred lemonades
that the natives imbibed in those days. He con-
nnued his practice at the bar until everyone
supposed he was a fixture. This impression
was removed however, when it was discov-
cred by subsequent lease of the Nicollet to
Fl. B. Sherman, that Murch was not included
among the other gas fixtures of the estab-
lishment. When Col. West moved to the big
moved also, and established himself
in business on Hennepn avenue
| adjacent to the public library and across the
street from the Murphy club. Mr.. Murch, it
is thought is about 50 years old, although.
judging from his purple-black ringlets, q
| casual observer would not think he was over
81. He is an expert juggler, and can throw
lemonade to the ceiling and catch it without
causing more than half the contents of the
glass to disappear up his sleeve. There is
probably only one thing he cannot do-he
cannot tell lie. While gifted with a wealth
OF poetic Imagination and a cultivated talent
for word painting, he never allows himself to
exaggerate-if he knows it. So steadfastly
has he adhered to this resolution that it is
| generally believed he no longer knows
| with the travelling public, theat-
| rical people especially, vino often
called to "see'' him. During his residence in
the city he has amaSSed fortune which is
He would be good man for the proposed
court house commission, as he intends to
build a block on Hennepiu avenue next
spring.
Judge Rand has become an enthusiastic
admrer Of manly sports.
1t was reported at police headquarters last
evening that Lieut. Col. Landberg had broken
|. mis- jaw-cracking a chestnut.
Seah Mathews is an inVeterate novel
reader and Is now perusing that thrilling
serial, 1.-THE Belle of the Ice Palace or the
Lost Heiress.''
Hartley c. Davis is prominently mentioned
for the managing editorship for the new
Shaw-Nimocks paper.
Col. Fl. G. Hicks yesterday visited the leg
islature with the avowed intention of making
speech. He did not get the opportun ity,
and now some defenselesS G. A. R. meeting
will get a double dose.
Thomas Lowry is now supposed to be cross
| ing the ocean blue, and it is presumed that he
has at least purchased an obelisk for his
front yard.
| bicycle match and let Joe Mannix referee it
then he'll feel all right.
Capt. Snider has finally got his seat, but
will have to get new bottom put in it.
If Col. John T. West returns to find his
hotel has been sold to satisfy an $4,000 iudg-
ment the atmosphere will be streaked wi tn
blue and yellow.
1t will be now in order for the Eastern
sporting people to imagine that DR.. Quinby
set Sullivan's broken arm upside down to
help Cardiff out in his next fight.
II is suggested that the officers of the to-
boggan clubs should be pensioued upon re-
tirement from service. The idea that such
gallant heroes as Capt. Will Palmer. and Lieut.
Leayitt Rand should ever come to need is a
painful one, and it is hoped that some. effort
will be made TO prevent the possibility of
such an untoward occurrence.
William McArGlo thinks that T. q WilI;aDs
should not have been allowed in the room
when the Snider-Gross counting was in pro-
gress. He didn't suppose that Williams
would do anything particularly wrong, but
smile.
Judge Bailey is in favor of police commits
sion if Aid. Cooley is appointed one of the
commissioners. If no Cooley, no commits
sion.
Aid. E. NJ. johnson is highly pleased with
the excellent portrait of himeelf that recently
appeared in that sterling agricultural paper
the Minneapolis Tribune. The picture is the
work of Frank q. Damon, the gifted young
artist whose sketches Of the interior of West
minister church, during the meeting of the
Presbyterian assembly last summer, attracted
such general attention and favorable com.
ment.
When the grand jury ran amuck last month
and indicted all the saloonkeepers, G. w.
shepherd manager Of the West hotel in the
l,
the awful majesty OF the law. Judge Young
looked down from the bench in benign com
placency as he heard Mr.. Shepherd plead
guilty to the charge of selling liquor on Sun
day. Don't you know said he, that there
is u law forbidding the sale of liquor on Sun
day?" he asked. Il do not returned Mr..
Shepherd. II thought you were q man of in
teligence from your appearance reioined
the court. Some one kindly told the fainting
Shepherd he could sit down, and the county
attorney whispered to Judge Young, that's
the manager of the West hotel-he amt q
saloonkeeper." ''Oh, thought he was a bar
tender" answered the judge.
DR.. Kilvington still lives, bnt he is an ex-
empl ifcation of the fact that little things are
sometimes dangerous. few days ago he
met with an accident VIII lie riding in his cut
ter, getting an upset and running an ugly
silver in his thumb. Suffering to great eX-
tent followed and blood poisoning set in. but
the do ctor pulled through, though minus
small piece of bone.
Matt Gross takes the loss of his seat in the
legislature very philosophically. Says he:
with Arneson acting with US, the Hennepin
delegation is a tie. SO they put Snider in to
control the delegation. See?''
w. G. j. Herman wears q satisfied smile
this winter as well as lung protector He is
| the father of a daughter who is destined to
become the belle of the Eighth ward.